Zhigao Supreme: The Legend of Greenery

Chapter 48 Team Training
The morning sun shines through the light mist, swaying on the green turf.

In the training ground surrounded by green trees, a lonely figure is running.

Although the training base of Royal Antwerp Football Club is not as quiet as the Carrington base on the outskirts of Manchester.However, the training base located on the edge of Antwerp city is still quiet in the early morning. Except for the occasional passing vehicles, the only thing that can be heard is the cheerful calls of a group of birds that get up early and go out for food.

Yu Liang, who was breathing fresh air in the training ground, ran fast and sometimes slowly. The black and white football, like a naughty elf, kept rolling between Yu Liang's feet.During more than a week in Manchester United, Yu Liang persisted in this way, so Yu Liang, who had nothing to do after waking up, came here directly.

When the sun shone through the woods into the training ground, the surrounding area began to become noisy. The roar of car engines and the voices of neighbors saying hello all came from all around.At this time, Yu Liang, who was sweating profusely, had already slowed down his speed, and started jogging in the field to adjust his rhythm.

When Yu Liang was completely walking in the training ground, the Royal Antwerp Football Club, which had been silent all night, began to recover.

The coach who came to the team moved some training equipment to the training ground.

"Wow, isn't that the Chinese teenager who joined yesterday?"

"Yes, it is indeed the young Chinese general!"

Cosman opened a hand curtain, looked at Yu Liang who was walking in the training ground in the distance, and said affirmatively to Klute beside him.

"It's unbelievable!"

Kroot looked at the time with a look of surprise on his face.

"Yes, it's hard to imagine that he came earlier than the training madman Alan!"

A gratified smile appeared on Cosman's face, and then moved the training equipment to the field.He is the team's goalkeeper coach and has worked in the team for several years. Although there are many hardworking players in the club, it is the first time he has seen Yu Liang who came so early.To know another Chinese player, Dong Ke never arrives at the training ground in advance.Of course he will not be late, he always appears on the training ground on time.

"Hi, hello, Chinese boy!"

After putting down the training equipment, Cosman saw Yu Liang approaching.

"Hi, good morning, Coach! Need help?"

Although I don't know a word of Dutch, but after learning English with Chris for a week, simple communication is still possible.

"Uh, I think you should go get some rest now!"

Cosman was surprised that Yu Liang would come to actively communicate and help, which is still rare in the club.However, Cosman did not intend to accept Yu Liang's kindness, pointed to the watch on his wrist, and said to Yu Liang in English: "In half an hour, today's training will begin!"

"Oops!"

After patting himself on the back of the head, Yu Liang apologized to Cosman, ran to the sidelines, picked up the ball, hugged it with both hands and ran away.

Cosman looked at Yu Liang's behavior, shook his head and smiled, and then began to place training equipment there.

"Good morning, Wim! Good morning, Philip!"

After changing into the training clothes in the locker room, Mihem immediately came to the training ground, looked at the two coaches who had placed training equipment in the training ground, said hello, and then started training. The 23-year-old Mihem has excellent man-to-man defensive ability and header ability. He is able to play multiple positions in midfield and central defender. He is an indispensable backbone of the team.However, Mihem, who is ambitious, cannot be satisfied by the main force of a club in the second division. He is eager to prove himself on a higher platform.

However, he knows that his talent is not particularly outstanding, and he can only improve his level through continuous training, so no matter when he is the first player to arrive at the training ground for training.

"Hi, Alan, you were late this morning!"

Mehm, who was warming up on the field, listened to the words of the physical coach Klute and didn't take it seriously.

"Hey Philip, I'm just a little behind you! I'm still first."

While lifting the cross, Meehem chatted with Kroot.

"Hehe, you miscalculated today, someone came earlier than you!"

After Kroot put a training bucket in place, he smiled at Mihem.

"Earlier than me? There was no one in the locker room when I came here, who could be earlier than me?"

Meehem, who slowed down his movements, frowned and muttered there.

"Haha, unexpected, hey, that Chinese boy! He came earlier than us!"

Following the direction that Klute pointed, Mihem saw Yu Liang walking over leisurely.

The reason why Yu Liang quickly disappeared in the training ground was because he hadn't had breakfast yet.After returning home, he took out the bread he bought last night to fill his stomach, drank a few sips of water, and after changing into a set of training clothes, Yu Liang came to the training ground again.

Looking at Mihem who was warming up in the field, Yu Liang did not expect his teammates to come in just a few minutes.

"Good morning, Meehem."

In fact, Yu Liang's memory is not so amazing, and he can't name every teammate in Antwerp.The reason why I remember Mihem is because when we met yesterday, Mihem treated him the worst.Although after the training, he asked King Dong why, but he didn't get an answer.

But Yu Liang didn't want to have conflicts and conflicts with any of his teammates.So after seeing Mihem, Yu Liang immediately smiled and said hello.

"Humph!"

Mihom glanced at Yu Liang, and after letting out a sound in his nostrils, he immediately turned around and went for a run.

"What's the matter?"

Looking at Mihem who was running, Yu Liang scratched the back of his head, a little confused.

After breakfast, Yu Liang didn't do a lot of exercise, but just walked slowly in the training ground to digest the food.

"Morning, Madman!"

"Morning, Ivan!"

……

After a while, the training ground, which seemed a little empty at first, became lively.

Most of the team's players had already arrived. At this time, Yu Liang felt that he had almost digested it, so he began to warm up on the court and prepare for the next training.

Three days later, the team had a warm-up match against Racing Santander from La Liga.Although Racing Santander can only be regarded as the middle and lower level in La Liga, for Antwerp and Yu Liang, it is undoubtedly a good opponent to test their strength.

Yu Liang, who just joined Antwerp, has won the No. [-] jersey, but he hopes to win the respect of his teammates through a heavyweight match.After all, not every teammate is a fan of himself like Laerte.So he was eager to play against Racing Santander.

In order to get this opportunity to play, he can only train hard to get the approval of the head coach.

"Hey, why hasn't King Dong arrived yet?"

Looking at the training ground, the teammates are almost here, Yu Liang can't help muttering.

During the more than a week at Manchester United, because King Dong spent most of his time following Manchester United on an Asian tour, he did not know some of King Dong's habits.

"Okay! Dong, hurry up, the training is about to start!"

Hearing the coach call Dong, Yu Liang realized that King Dong was walking leisurely from the direction of the locker room in his training uniform, followed by the interpreter Zhu Xun.

"Why did you come here?"

King Dong's residence was also very close to the club, but Yu Liang didn't understand why King Dong came so late.

Yu Liang frowned after glancing at Zhu Xun, who was a bit haggard standing on the sidelines, and at King Dong, who also looked unhappy.

"Why are you here so early? I'm not late!"

"Yes, that's right, but..."

Listening to King Dong's words, Yu Liang didn't know what to say.Looking at King Dong's back, Yu Liang sighed and quickened his pace to go up.

The warm-up doesn't last long, just a few minutes.

The reason why there is only a few minutes is because most of the players have completed their warm-up before that, of course King Dong is not included.

Van Ak looked at the players in front of him and nodded in satisfaction.

"The next group confrontation training!"

After speaking, Van Aker stood aside, and the assistant coach walked over and took off the vest.

Yu Liang was overjoyed when he took a yellow vest from the assistant coach.The yellow vest symbolizes the main position in many teams.Seeing King Dong, who also got the yellow vest, winking at him, Yu Liang smiled, and immediately put the vest on his body.

"Yu, your task is to organize the attack."

After the assistant coach Shifensi called Yu Liang aside, he directly explained the tactics to Yu Liang.

Different from the delicate style of play required by McGuinness, everything in this tactic is built around King Dong, with crosses from the wing and long passes behind him.

This is a 7-on-7 small-field confrontation without a goalkeeper. The main purpose is to test the players' ability to master tactics and also test the players' resilience in offensive and defensive transitions.Because the court becomes smaller, the space becomes smaller, so in the transition of offense and defense, players are required to be able to quickly play the ball and gain insight into the court.

Yu Liang, who had trained at Manchester United for more than a week, could barely adapt to the intensity of the current confrontation.However, being promoted to the core position of the organization made Yu Liang a little uncomfortable.

Yu Liang, who is used to taking the ball in the backcourt, often retreats to take the ball.In fact, there is not much problem with retreating to get the ball organization. Cruyff created a fourth position for this, and it has become a Barcelona tradition.

But for Antwerp, Yu Liang's retreat caused chaos and congestion in the backcourt.

However, Yu Liang, who was not strong in confrontation and not particularly good at his feet, directly became Mihem's stepping stone.

When Yu Liang got the yellow vest, Mihem's eyes burst out with strong hostility.Before Yu Liang arrived, he was wearing the yellow vest.So after the match started, Mihem, who was a defensive player, approached Yu Liang directly.

Facing Mihem, who is physically stronger than himself, Yu Liang, who lacks the ability to escape in a small space, can only be intercepted by Mihem from under his feet.

Within 10 minutes, he was broken from his feet three times by Mihem. Seeing Fan Ake with a livid face on the sidelines, Yu Liang began to feel uneasy.

(End of this chapter)